# 1991–92 Rugby Football League season

The 1991–92 Rugby Football League season was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1991 until May, 1992 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.
At the end of the season, players from several clubs were selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

## Season summary

* First Division: Wigan
* Second Division: Sheffield Eagles
* Third Division: Huddersfield
* Premiership Wigan
* Divisional Premiership Sheffield Eagles
* Challenge Cup: Wigan
* League Cup: Widnes

## League Tables

For the third consecutive season Wigan finished top of the pile, relegated were Swinton and Featherstone Rovers. To date this is Swinton's last appearance in the top flight and more trouble would follow after this relegation their ground Station Road was sold following mis-management. The club are still without a permanent home within the town's boundaries.

### First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wigan (C) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 645 | 307 | +338 | 44 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 2 | St Helens | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 550 | 388 | +162 | 36 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 3 | Castleford | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 558 | 365 | +193 | 32 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 4 | Warrington | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 507 | 431 | +76 | 30 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 5 | Leeds | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 515 | 406 | +109 | 29 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 6 | Wakefield Trinity | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 400 | 435 | −35 | 27 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 7 | Halifax | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 618 | 566 | +52 | 24 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 8 | Widnes | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 511 | 477 | +34 | 24 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 9 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 379 | 466 | −87 | 24 | |
| 10 | Salford | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 480 | 507 | −27 | 22 | |
| 11 | Bradford Northern | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 476 | 513 | −37 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hull | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 468 | 526 | −58 | 22 | |
| 13 | Featherstone Rovers (R) | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 449 | 570 | −121 | 22 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 14 | Swinton (R) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 254 | 853 | −599 | 6 | Relegated to Second Division |

### Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sheffield Eagles (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 816 | 396 | +420 | 43 | Promoted to First Division Qualified for Divisional Premiership second round |
| 2 | Leigh (P) | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 617 | 401 | +216 | 42 | Promoted to First Division Qualified for Divisional Premiership second round |
| 3 | Oldham | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 558 | 421 | +137 | 38 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership second round |
| 4 | London Crusaders | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 428 | 483 | −55 | 28 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership second round |
| 5 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 619 | 489 | +130 | 26 | |
| 6 | Carlisle | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 490 | 466 | +24 | 25 | |
| 7 | Ryedale-York (R) | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 338 | 749 | −411 | 12 | Relegated to Third Division |
| 8 | Workington Town (R) | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 310 | 771 | −461 | 10 | Relegated to Third Division |

### Third Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Huddersfield (C, P) | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 869 | 257 | +612 | 46 | Promoted to Second Division Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 2 | Bramley (P) | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 675 | 258 | +417 | 42 | Promoted to Second Division Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 3 | Dewsbury | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 794 | 279 | +515 | 39 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 4 | Batley | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 641 | 279 | +362 | 38 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 5 | Barrow | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 663 | 355 | +308 | 35 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 6 | Doncaster | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 567 | 362 | +205 | 32 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 7 | Keighley Cougars | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 587 | 420 | +167 | 32 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 8 | Hunslet | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 654 | 553 | +101 | 32 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 9 | Scarborough Pirates | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 483 | 499 | −16 | 20 | |
| 10 | Whitehaven | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 510 | 595 | −85 | 18 | |
| 11 | Highfield | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 406 | 646 | −240 | 18 | |
| 12 | Chorley Borough | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 290 | 842 | −552 | 8 | |
| 13 | Trafford Borough | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 306 | 941 | −635 | 4 | |
| 14 | Nottingham City | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 164 | 1323 | −1159 | 0 | |